Florida Gov. Rick Scott says hundreds of thousands of people around the state are without electricity due to Hurricane Hermine. Fifty-seven percent of homes are without power in Tallahassee and Leon County.

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Gov. Scott an update at the state's Emergency Operations Center on Saturday morning.

The hurricane wiped away beachside buildings and toppled trees onto homes on the coast Friday. It then went inland and traveled up the East Coast, bringing heavy rains and winds as well as flooding.

Hermine, the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade, quickly weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall.